Bummer of a Week!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I don't want to bore you with boring details:). It has been a pretty uneventful but very busy week! I joined a bunco group and ran in some freezing temperatures. Chickened out on my run this morning after my partner canceled:)...blaming that one on her! Planning on doing at least 13 tomorrow and will be off to a 6am start as we have to be in Bossier by 10am for a birthday party.
For those of you who are into kids clothes, I am hosting a Castles and Crowns trunk show on Thursday, February 5 from 1-6. Check out their website and request a catalog: www.castlesandcrowns.com. I will be mailing out invites next week and if I accidentally left you off, please please come...and bring your mama plus some friends! I am hosting this party at my parent's house on Azalea Drive. It should be fun.
Well, mom is in Las Vegas(world traveler), the kids are in Bossier, Matt is refereeing basketball, and dad called me a while ago and we decided to go get a bite to eat tonight. So take care and I hope to get some cute pics of the birthday party for a future post!

Restful Saturday!

The doctor said Landry looked great and dismissed us permanently. The greatest blessing was that he told us to go ahead with all whole milk in her bottle and no formula. I really though she may not take it, but she did and we have had no problems so far. What a praise! I seriously have been mixing formula bottles for 2 years straight and am glad to have a break from that:)! And yes, I did nurse, but not as long as I would have liked. My babies were not great nursers. So it is nice to have both of them on milk, even if we are now buying THREE different kinds! Whole, 1% for Jake, and skim for us. Now I will attempt to master the sippy cup. I just haven't been diligent with it as I know Jake was a good 15 months before he did it and was almost 2 before we did away with the bed time bottle. It'll happen soon enough.

One of my main concerns right now are Landry and her feet. When she was born her right foot was turned inwards-significant enough that we went to see the dr. about it. He said to put her in straight laced(?) shoes when she was big enough to fit in them. Well, first of all I have no idea where to get those, and second, they can't be as cute as the ones she has been wearing-JUST JOKING-not that shallow. She is more advanced than Jake was in the walking department, and I figured by now she would have taken off. Instead she seems to me to have regressed. And no this isn't a "she should be walking now" attitude. I really think it has something to do with her foot issues. The right foot is still turned in and she will seldom "uncurl" it. The dr. thinks this may have been caused by my small uterus(remember I have 2 uterus halves instead of a whole). I think we will have her checked out soon to make sure we are doing what we need to be doing.

Last night I dropped the kids off at parent's night out around 6. Matt was on his way home from refereeing a basketball game in Minden and I was meeting him back at the house. I told Mrs. Glover that I had NO intention of leaving them there until the end(10:30!) and would be back at some point before that. This was the only the second time we had taken them to PNO as Landry is just now semi-old enough to handle it. And because mom is in New Orleans with some of her running buddies to watch Celine Dion and couldn't watch them. So, long story short we ended up at the Outback in Monroe and ran into my running partner, Sarah, and her boyfriend Ryan. We didn't make it back until 10pm. Opps! But the great thing is they were absolutely fine-Landry had woken up from a 2 hour nap just before I dropped her off earlier that night so she was still chaged from that I guess-and Jake ran to me as though he hadn't seen me in years. The best part about this whole story is that they slept until almost 8 the next morning-would have thought maybe a little later but I am sure Jake thought he would miss something if he had continued sleeping. So I forewent my early morning run and went after they were settled in their high chairs with breakfast. And I conquered my first 10 mile run solo. It was pretty muggy but I got through it in well under my self-projected 1.5 hours(hey I have to self motivate so cut me some slack and let me pat myself on the back!).

Here are some pictures from the past week. We have decided that Landry will have the LEADER role in the family with her FEISTY personality. Whoooa, you have no idea. She is hilarious and if she wants something you've got-watch out! Poor Jake-yet he can hold his own as well! Enjoy your weekend-didn't mean for this message to be so lengthy.

She discovered TCBY the other night and was thrilled over her new found love for yogurt!

Laughing at Daddy as he was getting breakfast ready one morning.

Landry has also discovered chocolate chip cookies...enough said. And no one has told me how to manage her mane she has coming in quickly!!!!This was yesterday before our trip to the dr. I was determined to get a picture of her in this outfit as it will probably be the last time she wears it(one of the few things she has outgrown!). I couldn't button the sleeves. And it was one of my favorites!
So I decided she would take a better picture if I held her. Pre-lipstick:)

Have a great Saturday!

Almost Friday!!!

I think this weekend might be one of the most anticipated as it has been a tough week back to work. We are taking Landry Grace to the her pediatric GI tomorrow in Shreveport and may be dismissed for good...who knows. We are currently trying our second attempt at whole milk and have gotten as far as half and half(formula/whole milk) with no problem yet! So we have a 9am appt. and then it will be back to school for the remainder of the day.

We have parents night out at our church tomorrow night and we are looking forward to seeing a movie or just going out to eat without kids. We haven't decided yet. Other than that, not much else is happening!

We did look at houses over the break and have decided that we should wait. There is nothing on the market that is super appealing and we do not want to build at this point in time. That could change, we aren't sure. So as for now, have a great weekend!
Sorry there are no pictures to post, I'll take some over the weekend.

Dyson cousins

I have absolutely nothing to post, but mom sent this picture to me so I thought I would pass it along to you. This was last Friday when Nick and Abby(Brian's children) were still in town. They loved playing with Jake and Landry. We had just given J and L a bath at my parents house and were headed home for PJ's and bedtime. Can you see the prizes Jake has in his hand for smiling so well during the pictures at Wal-Mart. Scary that you can bribe them so early;)

Now if only this rain would go AWAY! It is supposed to clear up just in time for my 5 am run tomorrow....positive thoughts:)!

Back to Reality!

Well, the break is over! No more lazy days and short weeks....back to the grind. The babies will once again be on there way to Mrs. Dorothy's(courtesy of my husband of course!) while I am on my way to school. Then I have my awful Monday night class, but the bright side to this is that I will be certified in Special Education come March.
I also booked my flight(well Matt did anyway!) to Boston yesterday so it is time to start officially training for the Boston Marathon! Mom has been chipping away at her training since December 8th, but I just haven't had the same determination she has. I am using the excuse that I only trained a little over 2 months for San Antonio. But seeing as this will be a different experience now as I am training for BOSTON, I need to get on the ball! I want to be in great shape, but it really will be hard without my diligent running partners!! Sarah Grigsby(my running buddy) is doing a half in Florida on March 1, so she and I will run together some...thank goodness for that! Boston is April 20 and mom has given me a training plan to go by and that will help. Did that all sound like an excuse-let me now go forth-keep my mouth shut and stay focused. That's all for now.
Sorry if this was sporadic, I am tired and off to watch my TV show.

Great Timing

Today I called mom and told her to call Wal-Mart to see if we could get the babies pictures taken. I did this in July and the pictures turned out OK...just did it to get some documented semi-professional pictures done. I had no expectations today because I had planned on scheduling their 1 and 2 year pictures next week with a local photographer.
Well, the babies took great naps this afternoon and we made it to the 5 o'clock appointment just in time. Could not believe how GREAT the pictures turned out!!!! Must have been perfect timing, as Jake hasn't smiled this great in a long time! Landry wasn't sure about the lady but we still got some good shots of her. I was SO excited and now have decided I will just use these as their portraits. Even got the CD with the copyright release. Just had to brag!




Don't overlook your local Wal-Mart photographer:)

Mark and Elizabeth

We started out the New Year with yet another trip to Bossier, but this time we went to meet Mark's friend Elizabeth. We really like her and she fit in with the Tyler's well. You have to know my father in law! He is a MESS and jokes with everyone so you gotta know how to handle him:). We spent the afternoon visiting and then eating boiled shrimp. Elizabeth lives in Houston and we hope this isn't the last time we get to see her. That's all!
And I did ask her permission to take a picture...didn't want to freak her out! Also told her I would put it on Facebook for her.